analysis of pop album covers

1. Pop Album Covers

2. Katy Perry
Prism
2013
Teenage Dream
2010
One of the Boys
2008
Name of artist
Name of album
Artist on cover
Photograph
Bright image
Artist in revealing dress
Outside
Use of the colour pink
Name of album
Artist on cover
Bright image
Use of the colour pink

3. Mika
No Place in Heaven
2015
The Origin of Love
2012
The Boy Who Knew Too Much
2009
Life in Cartoon Motion
2007
Artist on cover
Name of album on
cover
Black and white
Bright image
Colourful - multi-coloured
Illustration
Artist’s name on cover
Photography
Artist’s name on cover
Name of album on cover

4. Lady Gaga
Artpop
2013
Born This Way
2011
The Fame
2008
Dark colours
Light colours
Sunglasses
Artist’s name on cover
Artist on cover
Name of album on cover
Black background
Artist portrayed revealingly
Photography
Make-up
Name of album on cover

5. Demi Lovato
Demi
2013
Confident
2015
Unbroken
2011
Here We Go Again
2009
Don’t Forget
2008
Artist on cover
Artist name
on cover
Name of album on
cover
Light
image/lighting
Make up
Dark
clothing
Artist appearing
provocative
Photography
No other element to
cover – just artist
Altered colour
temperature
Photography
Artist name
on cover
Artist name
on cover
Make up
Dark
clothing
Light
image/lighting
Name of
album on
cover
Artist on cover
Artist on
cover

6. Pop album covers always include the artist of the music, typically as the
main, if not only, feature of the cover, usually positioned in the centre.
Similarly, the name of the album and artist are also almost always
included on the covers of pop albums. The image itself on the cover is
usually a photograph, rather than an illustration, though exceptions are
seen in artists such as Mika, however most modern day pop albums are
photographs.
The variation in these covers appears in the attire and/or expression of
the artist, the lighting, and the backdrop, and indicates the tones of the
album.
Analysis